Evaluation of vascular calcifications in CKD patients

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-86

  Adragão, Teresa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Imagiology; Vascular calcifications

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BONE TURNOVER; CALCIUM TREATMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; IMAGIOLOGY; NON-INVASIVE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION; WARNING SIGNS;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAM TOMOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67649378835     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880903200204     Document Type: Review

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